A drive through Niagara County’s rural areas in June offers waves of tall, wispy grasses swaying in the breeze. While there ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone has been hailed as a success by many biologists, but others claim the effects are ...

Long before highways and high-rises, Earth was home to some seriously massive, strange, and downright wild animals. These ...

Grassland Bird Species to Know When you think of the historic Great Plains, you probably imagine vast herds of bison grazing ...

Interestingly, mammoths were social animals, living in herds and forming strong ... Giant tortoises once roamed the grasslands and forests of North America, moving slowly across the landscape. These ...

The resources in this content pack are designed to encourage learners to explore, analyze, and discuss the importance of grassland ecosystems like the Great Plains. These resources are geared towards ...

Marcotty said the idea that grasslands are North America’s rainforest ... of saving those magnificent animals and restoring the culture of these Native American societies that was also so ...

In a new book, a pair of Minnesota journalists document the story of North American grasslands ... people behind things that are cute, cute animals, really amazing scenic landscapes.

How much do you know about the animal we call buffalo (but is actually the ... with a total population of up to 60 million on the continent. Grasslands once covered a third of North America with an ...